Avenel News Archives

“There was a direct concern because of the amount of wind”

A two-alarm fire ripped through a home on Burnham Drive in Fords, burning 90 percent of a two-story home, officials said. via Courier News Online

“With the price of gas we may go back to people getting locks for their gas tanks.”

Sometime between Friday at 3 p.m and Monday at 2:30 p.m. a tractor-trailer parked on Blair Road in Carteret was broken into, and reported missing from the cab were a small refrigerator, a television and voltage ... via Home News Tribune

BACK TO IRAQ: Capt. Michael D. Matelski of the Avenel section of Woodbridge has deployed to Iraq for his second tour of duty. via Home News Tribune

Maria Hrycyszyn died on Saturday, March 22, 2008, at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. via Courier News Online

A man who fled to Turkey in 2000 after being charged in the alcohol- and drug-fueled traffic death of an Elizabeth man in 1999 and was eventually caught by Interpol pleaded guilty today to aggravated ... via Home News Tribune - Middlesex County

Ida Lutenberg Schiller died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Robert Wood University Hospital at Rahway. via Home News Tribune

“We're going through a very detailed process for economic redevelopment”

Seven areas across the township are being considered for redevelopment, ranging from commercial properties along the upper end of Route 1 to industrial sites in Keasbey. via Courier News Online

Announcement has been made of the engagement of Elise Marie Bialt of Marlton, NJ, and Peter Robert Raspitzi of Avenel, NJ. via CourierPostOnline

The owner of a home assessed at $75,000 would pay around $3,400 in property taxes, an increase of $112 from last year, under the proposed school budget. via Courier News Online

Lillian Santoro Schultz, 90, of Woodbridge died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at Cranford Health and Extended Care, Cranford. via Home News Tribune

Paul Scarpelli Jr., 75, of Pompano Beach, Fla., died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at North Ridge Medical Center in Florida. via Home News Tribune

“You could see the fire when you were coming down the street”

A borough couple was displaced Sunday morning by a fire that ripped through their Dorothy Street home. via Home News Tribune

Known in gourmet circles as the parent company of Amco Housewares, Back to Basics, Chicago Metallic and West Bend, Focus Products Group LLC acquired the assets of Sitlax Ltd. via Gourmet News